I read that Ward had declined a request for neutral judges.
I read that Ward had declined a request for neutral judges.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
Wasn't there some controversy about the ref for the Kessler fight? I can't see why they couldn't get foreign judges.
That's pretty messed up if he declined the neutral judges.
Usually in these cases, you have that option of one Russian judge, one American judge and one from neither.... or you could have all 3 neutral. Like one from Canada, one from the UK, and one from say Japan? The thing is Kovalev fought in both Canada and the UK. Maybe the foreign judges had a chance to see him live. Ward, being in a super 6 international tournament was the only one "lucky"enough to fight every match at home, though there were international judges mandated as part of the rules. Don't see why its a problem now.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
I want Kov to win by a spectacular knockout. However, I thought he was limited in the second half of the fight with a very low output in a fight that wasn't exactly high tempo. He can throw a mean jab and a good one two and then maybe a 3 punch combination, but that's where he seems to stop and Ward seemed able to predict it more easily as the fight went on. It was quite mechanical. That's where I think a really good fighter like Calzaghe would make a mockery of both of these guys. Prime Hopkins too. I struggle to be impressed by fighters who huff and puff on 20-30 punches a round. Great fighters throw a lot and don't get tired over 12. So, I think Ward has the brains to do it better this time, but I hope he gets caught as there is nothing worse than a self proclaimed Son of God. Stick him on the cross and make him go away and none of that chocolate bunny nonsense.
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